They are composition figures and fantastic qualities, devised by the man's imagination. They should not lack in any mythology encyclopedia neither in bestiarios, due to the frequent and important use that one makes of them in all the heraldic armories. Here we pick up a part, of those which some you surely already had it indexes of their existence. Know now that attributes possessed and for that were granted.

PHOENIX. It is a mythological animal that puts on makeup reborning of their own ashes consumed in the fire. The form of painting it in heraldry is similar to the extended eagle, with the particularity that the feathers of the head are of purple, those of the neck of gold and those of the line mix of azure and gules. It will always be afire apollada in trunks. It symbolizes a burning spirit that aspires to carry out immortal feats.

DRAGON. He puts on makeup pasante and of profile; it has the head and the feet of eagle, the body and the crocodile line, and the bat wings; the mouth open with the language was and dart form. Although in some cases it is enameled of sable, in the Hispanic armory it is usually used those more than the times only the head, in sinople and with the gules language. Their symbolism is the care and the most exquisite surveillance.

FAUCET. Mythological animal that has the superior half of eagle, and the inferior half of lion, usually rampante and of profile; and rarely it is painted sat down. It is symbol of genius and greatness.

SIREN. Their placement is of front or of profile. She has the figure of a woman, to which are substituted the legs by a simple fish line, but sometimes double. She usually puts on makeup this figure sustaining in their right hand an oval mirror and in their left a comb with which is combing. It is eloquence symbol and seduction.

HYDRO. Monstrous snake of seven heads, bat wings and eagle paws. It always puts on makeup of profile. It is said that of the alone seven heads only one is the good one, reason for the one that is specified to cut all; reason for which symbolized generous heart in heraldry, resolved to cut and to cauterize the capital bad habits that stain their honor and decency.

BICEPHALOUS EAGLE. Also denominated Águila Imperial or extended, it can classify it inside the category of natural figures. It has been used a lot from all over the world in the armories, mainly in those of the sovereigns. For their two heads had symbolized in some cases the Empires of East and West, it admits some varieties in their esmaltación. It has always been emblem of power.

HARPY. She has the head and woman's chest, the rest it is it of eagle with their wings and feathers. She puts on makeup with the extended wings and always of front. Their symbolism has been that of audacious soldier that takes advantage of the enemy's confusion in the combat to attack and to conquer him.

UNICORN. Mythological animal that some paint with horse body, deer head, elephant paws and pig line; and other they paint it with horse body, and in both cases with a single horn twisted in snail form amid their front. Their placement is pasante and in some case rampante. It is attributed ferocious and brave spirit, always willing to protect who requests it. It is then par excellence the symbol of the Errant Chivalry.

SPHINX. In the heraldry it is represented with the head and woman's chest, lion claws and the rest of the body with dog form. It is symbol of greatness and loyalty of spirit.

SALAMANDER. It puts on makeup from sinople to the natural one and with small lizard form. The constant tradition of this animal is that heady to the fire, not alone it doesn't die, but rather it charges life and strength; of here that it symbolizes a spirit that, heady to the dangers of fires, it is conserved unhurt, and also the one that purified their honor between contradictions and risks.

MINOTAURO. He has man's superior part and the inferior of bull. It is armed with one it nails. He puts on makeup of the color of the animal of which proceeds. It symbolizes as the sagitario, wise and skillful politician in the military art.

SAGITTARIUS. He has their superior part of man and the inferior of horse. It is armed with an arch and arrow. He puts on makeup of the color of the horse, of which proceeds. It symbolizes the same as the Minotauro, wise and skillful politician in the military art.

CHIMERA. She has the head and woman's chest, their arms finish in lion claws, the feet of faucet, the inferior part of goat, and the line of volute snake in their end. It symbolizes pride, she suspects and conquered envy.

JANO. It is man's head with two faces, the one opposed to the other one. The mythology affirms that these two faces were good to look at that happened and the coming thing. It is emblem of the care that a prince must have in to see and to hear the necessities of his town so that, in view of that happened, provide the present and to the future contingencies.

ARGUS. It is on woman's of front face, full all their surface of eyes. It denotes the surveillance with which the gentleman keeps his honor.

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